Kingstone

Overview

Disguised as a boy and with a price on her head, Katia journeys across sea and land to the true heir's palace

Temple novice Katia wants nothing more than to become a priest in the Temple of the Triple Gods. She tries hard to do the right thing, but she's running out of ways to convince Elder Sevanya, the King's Priest, that she can do the job. While she's belatedly setting up the incense to prove that she's a competent acolyte, Katia overhears the king's brother plotting to kill the king. She steals the Kingstone to protect it and to deliver it to the true heir with a warning: the killer is after him too. Not knowing who to trust, Katia keeps her mission secret. Her theft of the precious stone puts a price on her head and she disguises herself as a boy to undertake the dangerous journey across sea and land to the true heir's palace. Doing the right thing just got a lot harder. Will the Triple Gods forgive her?

Author Biography

Katherine Hetzel published Granny Rainbow after giving up her job as a pharmaceutical microbiologist to be a stay-at-home mom. She sees herself first and foremost as a children's author, but she also enjoys writing short stories for adults. She lives in the heart of the UK with her husband and two teenaged children.